Ugetsu Monogatari or Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Routledge Revivals)

A Complete English Version of the Eighteenth-Century Japanese collection of Tales of the Supernatural

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Reference
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Author: Ueda Akinari ISBN: 9781136810329
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Ueda Akinari
ISBN: 9781136810329
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Ugetsu Monogatari, or Tales of Moonlight and Rain numbers among the best-loved Japanese classics. These nine illustrated tales of the supernatural from eighteenth-century Osaka combine popular appeal with a high literary standard. The author expressed his complex views on human life and society in simple yet poetic language. Akinari questioned the prevailing moral values and standards of his age whilst entertaining his readers with mystery and other-worldly occurrences. This is a reissue of Leon Zolbrod’s definitive English translation of the work, first published in 1974.

 

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Ugetsu Monogatari, or Tales of Moonlight and Rain numbers among the best-loved Japanese classics. These nine illustrated tales of the supernatural from eighteenth-century Osaka combine popular appeal with a high literary standard. The author expressed his complex views on human life and society in simple yet poetic language. Akinari questioned the prevailing moral values and standards of his age whilst entertaining his readers with mystery and other-worldly occurrences. This is a reissue of Leon Zolbrod’s definitive English translation of the work, first published in 1974.

 

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